Weather app not working on Apple Watch

Hi

The following steps may help, having resolved issues with Weather app complications for other users.

One option is simply to wait - this resolved an issue with an unpopulated complication for one user.

Otherwise, the following steps may help:

On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch (tab) > Weather > Default City > choose Current Location (or a specific location from those that have been added to the Weather app on your iPhone, if preferred).

On your iPhone, go to: Settings > Privacy > Location Services:

• Check that Location Services is enabled.
  • If the setting is already turned on, try turning it off, pausing for a few moments and then re-enabling it.
• Check that Apple Watch Faces is set to While Using.
  • Toggling the setting to Never and back again may help.
• Check that Weather is set to Always
  • Toggling the setting may help.

Check that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are both enabled on your iPhone:

• iPhone: Settings > Bluetooth - on.
• iPhone: Settings > Wi-Fi - on.
• For the best performance from your watch, keep both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi permanently enabled on your iPhone.

On your iPhone, go to: Settings > General > Background App Refresh:

• Check that Background App Refresh is enabled.
• It may also help to enable the setting for Weather.

On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > Complications:

• If you are currently using a third-party weather app (such as Yahoo Weather) for your watch face complications, try removing it (via Edit, upper-right) and using Apple's built-in Weather app instead.

Restart (normally) both your iPhone and your Apple Watch, turning both devices off together, then restarting your iPhone first:

• Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
• Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

If the issue persists, unpair and re-pair your Apple Watch:

• The Watch app on your iPhone takes a backup of your watch automatically when unpairing via the app.
• Initially choose to Restore from Backup during set up (most data and settings will be restored, with some exceptions, such as Apple Pay cards, passcode).
• If the issue persists, consider instead unpairing and setting it up as a new watch.
• Unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone - Apple Support
• Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

For others who get here through a web search, I have found that since I have 2 Apple Watches, sometimes, my phone connects to the wrong one some days and the weather and stock complications don't update. The solution for me then is to run the Watch app on my phone and turn off the auto connect feature and manually select the correct watch. After it connects, I am then able to re-enable the auto connect feature.

I also suffered a disconnect in the weather app. I methodically went through every item on this list twice and then finally did and unpair, reset and repairing of my Apple Watch and iPhone. Success at last! Thanks for the solution.

Was this a result from the last watch OS update? I have an iPhone 6 (v. 11.2.6) and Apple Watch 2 (v. 4.2.2).

I had the same problem with my series 1 watch after an iOS patch. All the settings were correct. A restart of the watch worked.

I did all of these steps and the issue is resolved as soon as the privacy setting is toggled but it last only about 24 - 48 hours before going right back to a non working - - again. I went as far as removing all additional cities and leaving only my default city to be determined by Apple’s GPS ** enabling location services but it last a day or 2 before it goes back to not displaying the temparture. It must be a bug in the background refresh because location services toggle forces a refresh instantly.

I too followed the instructions. It was also that unpairing & pairing step that finally resolved my issue! Thanks so much!

I too had this problem. I also had accuweather on my watch which was not working right either. I came across this post and followed the steps listed. I did not have to get to the step to un-pair and re-pair. Both "Weather" and "Accu-weather" is working flawlessly now.

Glad to have helped! 🙂